cultural fests / street fairs / food events / markets / pop-ups (free admission, unless noted otherwise):

► sat 11am-5pm: the annual designing women market: the new york historical store (uws). >>

► sat 11am-6pm: morbid anatomy’s annual krampus holiday market: brooklynone’s tom kane theatre @ industry city. $5 admission 11am-6pm, $20 early bird admission 10-11am. >>

► sat 12-6pm: fall holiday market: barrow’s intense tasting room (industry city). >>

► sat + sun (10am-5pm): a current affair pop-up vintage marketplace: industry city, $20 admission. >>

► sat + sun (11am-5pm): renegade craft: fall/winter fair: metropolitan pavilion (chelsea). $5 suggested donation. >>

► sat + sun (11am-7pm): the inaugural brooklyn expo of comics (bec): our lady of mount carmel church (williamsburg). >>

► sun 10am-5pm: the new york jewish book festival: the museum of jewish heritage, $10 suggested donation. >>

► sun 2-6pm: a hellbound holiday market: lucky 13 saloon (gowanus). >>

► sun 12-6pm (+ 12/5, 12/19): tiny arts supply holiday market: gottscheer hall (ridgewood). >>

film fests / series:

► fri thru sun: the 16th annual video art and experimental film festival: cinema village (greenwich village), $15+. >>

► fri thru sun: the annual baby teeth film festival: celebrating trans, nonbinary, and genderqueer filmmakers: lifeworld (bushwick), $10-20. >>

► fri thru 1/24/2027: the minnellis: a dual retrospective of 28 films celebrating vincente and liza minnelli. museum of the moving image (astoria), $17.50 general, $12 students, $12 seniors. >>”

friday

fri thru 2/21/2027: 22nd annual holiday train show at new york transit museum’s grand central gallery + store: lionel model trains, including metro-north, the polar express, and vintage subway sets travel along a 34-foot, two-level layout, passing familiar nyc landmarks on their journey from a miniature grand central terminal to the north pole. free admission. >>

fri thru sun: the fifth annual new york tattoo convention: 320 tattoo artists, 20+ vendors, burlesque + drag performers, and more take over duggal greenhouse (brooklyn navy yard) for three days. $30 admission. >>

fri thru sun: new york comedy festival: the annual new york comedy festival is back with 100+ shows featuring 200+ comics across the city. skint-priced shows thru sunday include: let’s see, what else? at brooklyn art haus, flop house favorites at flop house comedy club, and fun in moderation at caveat (discount tix with promo code ‘theskint’). >>

fri + sat (fri 6-9pm, sat 1-6pm): the international studio + curatorial program’s annual fall open studios: discover new works by 33 resident artists and curators from 26 countries. opening reception friday 6-9pm. iscp (east williamsburg), free admission. >>

fri 4pm: how rod serling and the twilight zone transformed tv: tv critc and serling biographer alan sepinwall join paley center curator jason lynch to talk about his new book and reflect on serling’s extraordinary legacy. the paley center for media (midtown). free with museum admission ($21.50 general, $17.50 seniors/students). >>

fri 6-9pm: subway swing: a boogie for the ages: triple-step your way through the new york transit museum’s decommissioned court street station with live jazz bands, swing dancing, and more. new to swing dancing? a free lesson will help you get into the swing of things. $35 admission includes a drink (cash bar). >>

fri 7pm doors: scream scene horror hangout: friday the 13th: scream scene’s latest horror hangout features a date-appropriate screening of 1980 camp classic friday the 13th. medusa art studios and events bar/cafe (astoria), free admission. >>

fri 7pm: the earth is flat and other facts: four comedians present their own unique conspiracy theories, connecting dots that you never knew existed. after each presentation, there will be a q+a (‘qualify + affirm’) where the audience can add their own angles and build upon the theories. all to find out who will take home the title of ‘most fringe conspiracy theorist’ and be crowned with a handmade tin-foil hat. featuring: luke strathmann, kendall davis, jenny st. angelo, and nikolai vanyo. caveat (les), $15 with promo code ‘skinteif’ (reg. $22-23). >>

fri 8pm (monthly): boyz in the woods comedy: tawanda gona, joshua stokes, and jeff wright host this standup-meets-trivia show, where audience members can win free drinks by answering pop culture and hip-hop trivia questions between sets. featuring josh ocean thomas, onika mclean, chris brown, geneva rust orta, and more. friends and lovers (crown heights), $12 adv, $15 door. >>

fri 8pm: boys for pele drag tribute show: experience tori amos’ boys for pele, drag-style, as mx. ology, c’était bontemps, god complex, xana whoria, mystery, mauve, god complex, and c’etait bontemps interpret the 1996 album in its entirety. c’mon everybody (bed-stuy), $20.09 adv, $25 door. >>

fri 8pm: friday the 13th party: crystal lake brooklyn (williamsburg) celebrates its favorite holiday with djs spinning in both rooms, jason on the screens, and themed drinks. free admission. >>

fri 8:30pm: bitches brew comedy show: this women-produced-and-hosted comedy show conjures up big laughs in the back room of halyards (gowanus). tonight’s lineup includes atheer yacoub, rahul pandya, mike mcpartland, jess levin, and sara hennessey. free admission (a tip jar will be passed around at the end of the show). >>

fri 10pm: pump up the jam – 90’s eurodance party: don your best 90’s club ‘fit for a night of dance, house, and club throwbacks at rebecca’s bar (bushwick). free before 11pm with rsvp, $10 otherwise. >>

saturday

sat + sun (3pm): regina opera: madama butterfly: brooklyn’s regina opera presents a fully-staged performance of puccini’smadama butterfly at our lady of perpetual help auditorium (sunset park). the performance, sung in italian with english supertitles, will be presented with sets, lights, costumes, and live musical accompaniment. $25 general, $20 seniors/students. >>

sat 11am: 11th annual brooklyn cranksgiving fundraiser: the annual food drive returns with a scavenger-hunt-style bike ride that supports food access and equity. ride solo, as a team, or be paired with a team if you wish. costumes encouraged. starts at principles gi coffee house (gowanus) and ends at transmitter brewing (brooklyn navy yard). >>

sat 12:30-3:30pm: move for a mission fitness fundraiser: the pop-up care shop, a traveling shop of donated goods for people in need, presents a feel-good fitness fundraiser and clothing drive supporting camba broadway house women’s shelter. world martial arts center | happy kicks (prospect lefferts gardens), donation-based admission. >>

sat 1pm: spirit of the photobooth: international center of photography presents an encore screening of sam anthony’s documentary exploring the history of the photobooth and the resurgence of classic booths around the world. free with museum admission ($18 general, $14 seniors, $12 students). >>

sat 3pm: avra wing — stride: how i walked away from trauma toward healing: author and teacher avra wing discusses her memoir about surviving a life-altering accident in park slope that led to the amputation of her right leg, and her journey toward healing, recovery, and learning to embrace her changed body. positive exposure, a disability rights gallery and community space, in fidi. free admission. >>

sat 4pm: modern whitney: where comedians interpret art: a panel of comedians give their own unique takes on interpreting a piece of art—before a professional expert swoops in to set the record straight. today’s show features sydney kaehler, lizabanks campagna, mj, and chika. caveat (les), $14.64 with promo code ‘warhol’ (reg. $20-23). >>

sat 6pm: goo goo comedy: go goo-goo over your next favorite comedian at savannah desormeaux’s stand-up show, featuring sarah adelman, jared goldstein, and ashton womack. greenpoint comedy club, save $5 with promo code ‘googoovip’ >>

sat 6pm: mostly dirty with naomi karavani: comedian naomi karavani (npr, comedy central) is working out new material for her next special. it’s mostly dirty, dark and twisted takes on dating while newly single, but expect detours into the stone age, the middle ages, wwiiiim and more. byob permitted. bushwick comedy club, $15. >>

sat 7pm-close: grillo’s pickles presents: a national pickle day skate party: roll into a dill-lightful night of pickle-themed fun at xanadu roller arts (bushwick): roller skating, a pickle-packed menu, a pickle ride(?!), and more. free admission ($8 skate rental, or byo). >>

sat 7:30pm: peoples’ symphony concerts classical music series: marlboro music: peoples’ symphony concerts salutes marlboro music’s 75th anniversary with co-artistic director jonathan biss and recent participants performing works by mozart, schumann, and saariaho. washington irving campus (gramercy), $20 general, $10 students. >>

sat 8-10pm: despair sanctuary: a drone metal vigil for all who are weary: bring your grief, rage, and existential dread to a two-hour secular vigil, where a cathedral becomes a sanctuary with music, readings, and collective screaming. open to people of any faith or none. old first church (park slope), free admission >>

sunday

sun + mon (sun 2pm, mon 7pm): go fact yourself: the npr pop culture quiz show comes to new york for a pair of live recordings, putting celebrity guests to the test on their self-proclaimed areas of expertise before surprising them with an expert on the subject. hosted by j. keith van straaten and helen hong, with guests dean norris (breaking bad) and kate micucci (garfunkel and oates) at littlefield on sunday, and gina gershon (alphapussy) and michael ian black (have i got news for you) at jcc manhattan on monday. $15+. >>

sun 1-5pm: play fair brooklyn: get out, get moving, and meet your north brooklyn neighbors at a community festival bringing together more than 20 local clubs, volunteer organizations, and businesses for a day of music, creative workshops, wellness activities, games, food, snacks, a raffle, and more at bogart house (east williamsburg). a limited number of $15 tickets are available for skint readers with promo code ‘skint15’ (reg. $30). >>

sun 2pm (monthly thru april): schneider concerts chamber music series at the new school: the new school’s annual showcase of emerging ensembles returns for the 2026-27 season. today: prometheus quartet performs works by vivian fung, lei liang, haydn, and brahms. the new school’s tishman auditorium (greenwich village), $20 general, $17 seniors, $5 students standby. >>

sun 3pm: greenwich village orchestra: ‘legends’ : the downtown community orchestra continues its 40th concert season with a program featuring william walton’s viola concerto, ravel’s ma mère l’oye suite, and stravinsky’s the firebird suite. the high school of fashion industries (chelsea), $20-30 adv, or pay-what-you-wish at the door. >>

sun 5pm: funny money: a comedic variety show featuring practical financial advice: game show edition: get financial advice with a side of laughs at the funny money show, hosted by erin lowry, personal finance expert and author of the broke millennial series. combining standup, storytelling, and a game-show-inspired battle, today’s show features comedians linette palladino and jack crawford alongside finance experts aj ayers and jon posen. $13.61 with promo code ‘skint10’ (reg. $24-25) >>

sun 7:30pm: house rules: a comedy game show: emmy-winning and emmy-losing comedians compete to fool each other and the audience—and figure out who’s telling the truth. hosted by kevin mcnulty. ucb (east village), $7. >>

sun 8pm (monthly): beanie babe comedy: punchlines and plush toys collide at this comedy show where a donation will get you a vintage beanie baby to take home. featuring ish gupta, kailey strafford, and stephen naab. hosted by rebecca kaplan. young ethel’s (south slope), free admission (donations optional). >>

sun 8pm (monthly): disasterpiece movie night: jason x: from the weird to the wondrous, disasterpiece movie night unearths bad flicks for a watch party complete with drinking games, trivia, free pizza, and more. tonight: jason x (2001), the 10th installment in the friday the 13th franchise. wonderville (bushwick), free admission. >>

monday

mon thru 1/7/2027: the annual shine bright at hudson yards and vessel lighting ceremony: hudson yards gets lit for the holidays, putting on a display of more than 2 million lights, 725 evergreen trees, and a 32-foot hot air balloon suspended in the shops atrium. the season gets underway monday, 11/16 at 6pm with the vessel lighting ceremony, featuring performances by anthony ramos (hamilton), new york vocal collective, brooklyn united drumline, the new york pops with carolina rial, and more hosted by lite fm’s helen little. free admission. >>

mon 4:30pm, 7pm (monthly thru december): classics in black + white: the shop around the corner: village east by angelika continues a new season of classic black + white screenings with ernst lubitsch’s 1940 romantic comedy the shop around the corner, starring james stewart and margaret sullavan. $19. >>

mon 7pm (+ 11/18 7pm at word up community bookshop): bodega cats of new york: get to know the working cats of nyc with dan rimada and gulce kilkis’s new book featuring portraits and stories of bodega cats across all five boroughs. dan will share photos and stories about the cats, the store owners, and their neighborhoods at a book launch event at powerhouse arena (dumbo). $5 admission includes a gift certificate, $33 ticket option includes a copy of the book. >>

mon 7pm: lauren elkin: vocal break w/ rachel syme: author lauren elkin (scaffolding, art monsters: unruly bodies in feminist art) explores the power of women’s voices, from pop and punk to folk and opera, in a conversation about her new book, vocal break, with writer rachel syme (penpalooza, the new yorker). books are magic (brooklyn heights), $10 admission includes a store gift card, $30 ticket option includes a copy of the book. >>

mon 7pm: dirty little secrets improv show: see your secrets turned into comedy gold at the dirty little secrets show, where your anonymously-submitted secrets serve as inspiration for improv performers. the wara theatre (east village), $14 with promo code ‘skintsecrets’ (reg. $22.56). >>

mon 7pm (monthly): and scene: anything could happen when actors and improvisors share the stage at ‘and scene,’ where the actors know their lines ahead of time and the improvisers make up their parts with no prior knowledge of the scenes. featuring camrus johnson (batwoman), pauline chalamet (the sex lives of college girls), alex morf (mindhunter), carl tart (star trek: lower decks), phil augusta jackson (brooklyn nine-nine), and more. caveat (les), $15.67 with promo code ‘skintspecial’ (reg. $24-25). >>

mon 7:30pm: annika rose: read all about it free premiere: extra! extra! see the new york premiere of indie artist annika rose’s live performance film, capturing six songs from her new ep with her band inside a working newspaper printing facility. the screening will be followed by a conversation with anika about the making of the film, her music, and the custom newspapers she creates for each release. bonus: attendees will receive a limited-edition read all about it ep newspaper. cinema village (greenwich village), free with rsvp. >>

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tuesday

thru 11/15: new york comedy festival: the annual new york comedy festival is back with 100+ shows featuring 200+ comics across the city. skint-priced shows thru thursday include: tone and the homies at littlefield, bridget mcguire: ballet flats for dinner at q.e.d. astoria, sagematch at caveat (discount tix with promo code ‘sageskint’), a special taping lucie pohl at the hidden jewel box theater, looking for laughs at caveat (discount tix with promo code ‘skint’), normal behavior with chine ikoro at ucb (discount tix with promo code ‘nbwc5’), and entrepreneurship and other things with nick hopping at flop house comedy club (discount tix with promo code ‘skint’). >>

tues 6pm (monthly thru 12/1): miller theater’s pop-up concert series: sit onstage with virtuoso musicians during columbia university school of the arts’s hour-long early-evening concerts, with a free drink in hand and the opportunity to mingle with the performers afterward. the 15th season continues tonight with contemporary quartet hub new music, performing works by christopher cerrone, elijah daniel smith, and dai wei. miller theatre at columbia university (morningside heights), free admission. >>

tues 6:30pm: changing tastes: american foodways at 250: what makes american food american? culinary historian and author jane ziegelman (97 orchard: an edible history of five immigrant families in one new york tenement) explores the country’s evolving food traditions through the lens of immigration and black culinary traditions. nypl’s chatham square library (chinatown), free admission. >>

wednesday

weds thru 12/6: la mama puppet festival 2026 : la mama theatre’s annual puppet festival is back with more than three weeks of boundary-pushing contemporary puppet theatre pieces. la mama (east village), $30 general, $25 seniors/students, $10 for the first 10 tickets. >>

weds thru 11/19: 17th annual doc nyc documentary festival: america’s largest documentary film festival returns for its 17th edition, presenting screenings and events at ifc center, sva theatre, and village east by angelika. various prices. >>

weds thru sat: art week nyc: artnews and artforum bring together galleries, museums, and cultural organizations across the city for four days of exhibitions and public programming, with offerings ranging from artist talks and live performances to printmaking demonstrations, gallery walks, and more. various prices. >>

weds 12:30pm: the annual new york city veterans day parade: the nation’s largest veterans day parade returns to manhattan with 30,000 participants, including veterans, military units, and marching bands. parade route: fifth avenue from 26th st to 50th st. >>

weds 6:30pm: person place thing: a live podcast recording with randy cohen and lili taylor: the long-running interview show invites guests to talk about one person, one place, and one thing that matter to them. tonight, host randy cohen welcomes actor and author lili taylor. p+t knitwear bookstore (les), $15. >>

weds 7pm (monthly): fantastic fiction at kgb: this monthly speculative-fiction reading series, hosted by editor ellen datlow and writer matthew kressel, welcomes writers james patrick kelly (the book of bots) and stephanie feldman (the night parade) for a night of readings and discussion at kgb bar (east village). free admission. >>

weds 7pm: page break presents: stage break reading series: four writers take the stage to read original short stories, one page at a time, alternating with three audience members picked at random to join them (optional: enter your name to read). everyone gets a zine with the four stories, so you can follow along from your seat. hosted by mikey friedman. littlefield (gowanus), $10. >>

weds 7pm (monthly): peer revue: ted talks with a twist. real experts give real talks on big ideas—like quarks or the fall of rome—then comedians wing it while trying to make sense of slides they’ve never seen before. hosted by ben lillie, with talks by avir mitra, josh barber, kit carter, and nic comparato, and comedy by andy vega, brielle demirjian, jorge oyola, and shyaporn theerakulstit. caveat (les), $13.61 with promo code ‘revueskint’ (reg. $18.76-20). >>

weds 7pm (wednesdays): baby shoes comedy: clare donaher and alex murdoch’s baby shoes comedy show delivers grown-up laughs with a fresh lineup of comedians each week. tonight’s show features rachel coster, mika stein, bahlya a. yansané, and tommy armstrong. black cat les, free admission. >>

weds 7:30pm: central chamber series: ‘songs without words’: the central chamber series continues its 10th season with a concert featuring renaissance quartet, performing works by florence price, daniel hass, and beethoven at central presbyterian church (ues). $20 general, free for students with id. >>

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thursday

thurs thru 1/11/2027: neue galerie: 25th anniversary exhibition: following a restoration project of the museum’s historic building, neue galerie (ues) reopens with an installation of austrian and german fine and decorative arts drawn primarily from the permanent collection that includes gustav klimt’s portrait of adele bloch-bauer i. $28 general, $18 seniors, $15 students, free 11/16 10am-6pm and first fridays 5-8pm. >>

thurs thru 1/3/2027: herald holiday fair: the holidays arrive in midtown with the return of the christmas carousel, a snow slide, and a virtual reality sleigh ride at greeley square. the festivities expand on 12/2 with a holiday market by urbanspace and a giant rocking horse photo op in herald square park. >>

thurs thru 12/24: union square holiday market: urbanspace’s holiday market returns to union square park with nearly 200 vendors selling gifts, treats, and more. free admission. >>

thurs 5pm: an lgbtq+ author panel with antoni porowski: join sad dads book club and surviving new york for an evening celebrating lgbtq+ writers, storytelling, and community, hosted by antoni porowski (queer eye, best of the world). housing works bookstore (soho), free admission. >>

thurs 5pm (thursdays thru 12/17, except thanksgiving): broadway under the stars: the shops at columbus circle hosts intimate performances and conversations with broadway stars on the second floor stage. tonight’s program features excerpts from two strangers (carry a cake across new york), maybe happy ending, and the heart. free admission. >>

thurs 6:30pm: modern families: expansive depictions of love: pen america hosts a panel discussion with authors cat fitzpatrick, jamilah lemieux, and joseph osmundson about the diverse ways we build families, find belonging, and care for one another. moderated by adriana ladouceur. p+t knitwear bookstore (les), $12. >>

thurs 7pm: james gleick: the telephone: a new history: historian and biographer james gleick (chaos: making a new science, the information), discusses his new book on the history of the telephone at strand bookstore (union square). $10 admission, $35 ticket option includes a copy of the book. >>

thurs 7pm: who owns the news?: agora, a new monthly talk series about the forces shaping news and culture, launches with nyu professor rodney benson exploring how media ownership influences what we read. hosted by lindsey cosgrove. pete’s candystore (williamsburg), free admission. >>

thurs 7pm: bad movie night brooklyn + motion picture pop quiz present: ryan’s babe: hang out with a cold one for a screening of 2000 road trip rom-com ryan’s babe, with chances to answer questions and win prizes. wild east brewing (gowanus), free admission. >>

thurs 7:30pm: the precipice: composer, lyricist, and performer miranda ferriss jones returns to lincoln center’s david rubenstein atrium (uws) with a coming-of-age-feminist fairytale starring tony award winner laura benanti, morgan dudley, and samantha williams. free admission. >>

thurs 8pm (monthly): savage! comedy show: savage comedy returns to logan’s run in park slope. hosted by lizzie martinez, melissa rocha, nonye brown-west, and chloé cunha, tonight’s show includes standup by calise hawkins (hbo), allison o’conor (big night), jenae boston (don’t tell comedy), britt migs (comics unleashed), and ben kim (the onion). bonus: rsvp for a chance to win a free drink. free admission. >>

thurs 9pm: bad trip storytelling show: comedians take a night off from stand-up to share their most embarrassing stories at bad trip, a storytelling comedy show hosted by joey rinaldi and sam wolff. after each performance, the audience is invited to ask the performer questions about the story they just heard. secret pour (bushwick/bed-stuy), $9. >>

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